When LeBron James signed up to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to NBA glory with a $154 million contract in 2018, it wasn’t the biggest deal he did that year. His limited liability company borrowed almost $300 million from two Midwestern life insurers, Sridhar Natarajan explains.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-25/how-lebron-james-scored-300-million-from-insurers-video)